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...didn't know how far this would go. I thoughtthe greatest thing in the world would be to be amuseum curator, to be one of those men that I sawin Alabama riding around in green trucks with theU.S. department of agriculture collecting insects.Every kid has a bug period, I just didn't grow outof mine--it got imprinted...

Author: By David ERIK Geist, | Title: Whither Biodiversity? | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

Damon grew up in Central Square in Cambridge. The acting bug bit him at age eleven when he began studying theater at the Wheelock Family Theatre. His first job was in a commercial spot at 16. He took the money he earned and went to New York to hire an agent...

Author: By Danielle A. Phillip, | Title: Real Life Matt Damon Nothing Like Character He Plays in Emotional New Movie School Ties | 10/8/1992 | See Source »

...Harvard players who have dodged the injury bug, this weekend's tournament at the Beren Tennis Center should provide and excellent opportunity to hone certain parts of their game in preparation for the upcoming fall team schedule...

Author: By Mark S. Goh, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Netwomen Kick Off Fall Season | 9/25/1992 | See Source »

...late 19th century, phylloxeras somehow spread to vineyards in Europe and California, devastating more than 2.5 million acres in France alone. What finally brought the plague under control was the discovery that classic European varietals like Chardonnay could be successfully grafted onto native American rootstalks that resisted the voracious bug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Agriculture: Trouble At the Roots | 9/21/1992 | See Source »

...that he disapproves of the right of TV superstations like those run by the Braves' and Cubs' ownerships to cut into other teams' viewership by airing their games in the same cities. Perhaps the dispute is a matter of style. It could be that Vincent's policies don't bug the owners so much as his firm and frosty belief that he has the power to make policy. He also is cursed, as Lyndon Johnson was, because he succeeded a beloved chief executive who died too young and in office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fay Vincent Gets Beaned | 9/14/1992 | See Source »

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